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Selectivity processes in and weights for the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II)
Saßenroth, Denise; Kroh, Martin; Wagner, Gert G. - 2013
Like many medical studies, the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II) is based on a non-random "convenience sample" of self … Verwendung eines Fragebogenmoduls in BASE-II, das mit wesentlichen Fragen in einer großen, für Deutschland repräsentativen …
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The socio-economic module of the Berlin Aging Study II (SOEP-BASE) : description, structure, and questionnaire
Böckenhoff, Anke; Saßenroth, Denise; Kroh, Martin; … - 2013
The Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II) is a multidisciplinary study that allows for the investigation of how a multitude … conducted by the SOEP Group at the DIW Berlin. The surveyed socio-economic variables are fully comparable with the variables of … sozioökonomische Teil von BASE-II wird von der SOEP-Gruppe am DIW Berlin durchgeführt und die entsprechenden SOEP-BASE-Daten mit den …
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How a universal music education program affects time use, behavior, and school attitude
Hille, Adrian - 2015
It is still widely debated how non-cognitive skills can be affected by policy intervention. For example, universal music education programs are becoming increasingly popular among policy makers in Germany and other developed countries. These are intended to give children from poor families the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011441643
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What drives academic data sharing?
Fecher, Benedikt; Friesike, Sascha; Hebing, Marcel - 2014
Despite widespread support from policy makers, funding agencies, and scientific journals, academic researchers rarely make their research data available to others. At the same time, data sharing in research is attributed a vast potential for scientific progress. It allows the reproducibility of...
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Does distance determine who attends a university in Germany?
Spieß, C. Katharina; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2008
We analyze the role of distance from a university in the decision to attend higher education in Germany. Students who live near a university can avoid moving and the increased living expenses by commuting. Thus, transaction cost arguments would suggest that the greater the distance to the...
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Drinking is different! : examining the role of locus of control for alcohol consumption
Caliendo, Marco; Hennecke, Juliane - 2020
Unhealthy behavior can be extremely costly from a micro- and macroeconomic perspective and exploring the determinants of such behavior is highly important from an economist's point of view. We examine whether locus of control (LOC) can explain alcohol consumption as an important domain of health...
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Do couples bargain over fertility? : evidence based on child preference data
Hener, Timo - 2010
Empirical literature has found evidence in favor of household bargaining models. In contrast to earlier tests that are limited to assignable private goods, we use child preference data in order to extend the empirical evidence on household bargaining to public household goods. In the empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826344
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Economic consequences of mispredicting utility
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2013
In a simple conceptual framework, we organize a multitude of phenomena related to the (mis)prediction of utility. Consequences in terms of distorted choices and lower wellbeing emerge if people have to trade-off between alternatives that are characterized by attributes satisfying extrinsic...
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Limited self-knowledge and survey response behavior
Falk, Armin; Neuber, Thomas; Strack, Philipp - 2021
We study response behavior in surveys and show how the explanatory power of selfreports can be improved. First, we develop a choice model of survey response behavior under the assumption that the respondent has imperfect self-knowledge about her individual characteristics. In panel data, the...
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University tuition fees and high school students' educational intentions
Bahrs, Michael; Siedler, Thomas - 2018
This paper studies whether higher education tuition fees influence the intention to acquire a university degree among high school students and, if so, whether the effect on individuals from low-income households is particularly strong. We analyze the introduction and subsequent elimination of...
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